Advent
in a Faith Formation classroomDuring the Advent season, the students of the PFFP classrooms have
been busy getting ready for Christmas.
The first graders are planting simple acts of kindness "good-deed-seeds"
all over the community and requested that the recipient/s plant a seed
of kindness for someone else in return. All of these seeds of kindness
are growing into a beautiful gift bouquet for Jesus this Advent season!
The 2nd grade students learned the Nativity story and the meaning of
Advent. They also made Advent wreaths and a birth announcement for Baby
Jesus.
The 3rd, 5th and 6th grade classes studied about Advent, the liturgical
year and calendar. Sharing our faith with each other is an integral
part of how we can come closer to God.
This advent the fourth graders are learning that the best and first
place to start faith sharing is at home. Each week in Advent, the
fourth graders are bringing home simple faith sharing projects such as
parent/child covenants and faith conversation starters. Parents were
asked to use these projects to build stronger faith connection with their
children.
7th and 8th grade students traced the ancestry of Jesus through the
banners they made of the Jesse tree. They also shared the Advent
season with the kindergarten students. Each 7th or 8th grade students
brought a children’s story book to school.
On Tuesday, the 14th of December, the older students visited the kindergarten
classroom and shared their book with one of the younger students.
Each kindergarten child got to keep their book as a remembrance of the
day. The high school students have been volunteering in the elementary
classrooms and have given of their time by decorating and delivering cookies
to a few people in the community.
All the members of the PFFP and their teachers delivered cookies that
we baked by parents and the children. On Tuesday 10 parents came in and
helped package over 50 dozen cookies, oranges and nuts that were donated
by the parents of the program.
On Wednesday and Thursday the students and teachers walked to the homes
of many people in the community, sang a carol or two and presented a bag
of treats. In some small way the students and catechists hoped to
be Christ to others in this community. It was our way to say “THANK
YOU” to all who support us through their prayers and words of encouragement.